All open access for a few weeks…

🧵💸 If you're an international student hoping to study for a journalism MA, City, University of London has opened applications for The Richard Beeston Bursary, which provides a student studying City's International Journalism MA with £6,000 towards living costs. 🔗 bit.ly/3IM5qKK

Downward Spiral by John Bowers — can British politics be saved? ft.com/content/c55494… via @ft

Absolutely delighted for former City Journalism BA student Georgia Edkins who beat off strong competition to win. Well done.

Free to view for one month!

Public Service Broadcasting issue with Jean Seaton & Professor Suzanne Franks, Mark Thompson, Isabel Hilton, @Sambrook Dan Martin Martin Moore damian tambini Jamie Medhurst 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📺✝️ Jacquie Hughes 💜💚🤍 Diane Coyle pat younge & more

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.111…

One year ago today fighting broke out in Khartoum. This was only the latest escalation in a conflict that has caused the most urgent humanitarian crisis in the world

We have published a briefing on Sudan, drawing on recent reporting and our collections wienerholocaustlibrary.org/2024/04/15/a-b…

Announcing new scholarship open to fund applicant taking MA course in 2024/5 School of Communication & Creativity Postgraduate scholarship for Black British students • City, University of London ⁦City Journalism⁩ ⁦City, University of London Press Office⁩ city.ac.uk/prospective-st…

📖 New Episode 📖

Ep 52: John Bowers KC- The Power of Corruption

Ken Macdonald & Tim Owen discuss #BorisJohnson & the degradation of the British State with author of ‘Downward Spiral’, John Bowers KC

Listen now 👉

Apple:podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dou…

Spotify:open.spotify.com/episode/2II1ks…

Should all be open access for the first month or so

Jean Seaton and I edited a special issue of ⁦Political Quarterly⁩ on the future of PSB with introductory essay by Mark Thompson. Thanks to so many thoughtful, distinguished contributors. ⁦Diane Coyle⁩ ⁦Richard Sambrook⁩ ⁦Martin Moore⁩ et al onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1467923x/2…

✍️ 'Only a Speaker’s conference can restore standards in public life' | Writes John Bowers telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/0…

Delighted that our edited special issue on the future of PSB is now available online. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

“Boris Johnson and his court brought an already corrupt system to new lows. Can ethics be restored to politics?”

📖 Book of the Day: Marina Wheeler on John Bowers’ Downward Spiral

newstatesman.com/culture/books/…

Spotify and City, University of London have partnered to create a new bursary for a student from a marginalised community to study the MA in Podcasting, starting September 2024. Applications are open now: ow.ly/kVha50QT1aw Brett Spencer sandywarr

Pay attention! (Democracy depends on it) prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/64…

This is so sad - after the wonderful Islington community candle lighting event on Sunday -

BJTC - Industry Accredited Journalism Courses Sky News Eleanor Smith Ben Hanson Congrats to Bez Tavakoli, @MaddiePaige & Amanda Forssell for winning the Best TV Sports Journalism category for 'Out Cold'.

The judges said it “covered a really important subject with brilliant talkers.”

Watch here: rb.gy/f0vbuh

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Huge congratulations on a successful viva to newly minted phd Dr ⁦Merle van Berkum⁩ from your proud supervisors ⁦Dr Glenda Cooper⁩ ⁦City Journalism⁩

Congrats to BJTC Award winners Behzad Tavakoli, Madeleine Paige & Amanda Forssell, City
University for BEST TV SPORTS JOURNALISM
The judges said it “covered a really important subject with brilliant talkers.”
Bez Tavakoli @MaddiePaige Amanda Forssell City Journalism
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Spelling Orwell lecture ⁦tonight from ⁦Bill Browder⁩ on the unfolding horror that is Russia today and the bravery of those who resist. A packed house and standing ovation ⁦The Orwell Prizes⁩